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Ultrasound images of pathology/ complications of the umbilical cord:

 

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Umbilical cord prolapse:

umbilical cord in the cervical canal      color doppler imaging of cord prolapse

ultrasound image of cord prolapse   

This 21 week gestation had labour contractions with leaking per vaginum. On color doppler scan, the internal os appears dilated with umbilical cord seen within the cervix. These ultrasound and color doppler images are diagnostic of umbilical cord prolapse. Images taken with a Nemio 30 (Toshiba) color doppler machine by Dr. Vikas Arora, Ferozepur, India.

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Reference: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3276.htm (free article).

Umbilical vein varix:

a) Extra-abdominal umbilical vein varix (varix inside the umbilical cord):

ultrasound image shows cystic lesion in the umbilical cord        color doppler image of umbilical vein varix

Routine obstetric sonography was done on this patient. Images reveal a cystic lesion in the umbilical cord close to the fetal abdomen. On color doppler scan, flow is present in the cystic area which shows continuity with the umbilical vein. These ultrasound and color doppler images suggest umbilical vein varix (within the cord). Images courtesy of Dr. Latha Natarajan, bangalore, India. She used an Aloka machine for these images.

b) Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix:

a cystic lesion seen close to the fetal bladder     color doppler image of the lesion

color doppler image of umbilical vein varix    fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix on color doppler

the umbilical vein varix measures 2.4 cms.    doppler spectral waveform of the varix

This 3rd trimester fetus shows a focal cystic lesion (2.2 x 2.4 cms.) close to the dome of the fetal urinary bladder. Using color doppler imaging, the lesion shows considerable vascularity, with spectral waveform suggestive of a venous flow. The vascular "cystic" lesion shows continuity with the fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein suggesting a fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix. No other fetal anomalies were seen.

Images taken using a Logiq 3 Color Doppler machine (GE) by Joe Antony, MD., Cochin, India.

Reference: 1) http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=187 (free article and images)

                     2) http://www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=2193 (free article and images)

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